Cardinal Filoni Warns That Christians in the Holy Land are Feeling the Dearth of Pilgrims
In a YouTube Italian video posted by Vatican News, the Cardinal said that “the lack of pilgrims has been weighing very heavily on them [Christians].”
In a YouTube Italian video posted by Vatican News, the Cardinal said that “the lack of pilgrims has been weighing very heavily on them [Christians].”
From Christ’s ‘city on a hill’ to the ‘pilgrim’s road’ from the Pool of Siloam to the Temple Mount, archaeological endeavors in Israel hold historical promise for contemporary believers.
In the land of Jesus, beauty is everywhere, in churches, mosaics and God’s creation.
‘Send your light and your fidelity, that they may be my guide. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place of your dwelling.’ (Psalm 43)
Only relatively small numbers have arrived so far compared to pre-pandemic numbers, but their presence provides cautious optimism for the tourist-dependent local Christian community.
The Register's Peter Jesserer Smith went on a Year of Mercy pilgrimage, Oct. 7-15, in the Holy Land of Jordan.
The Register's Peter Jesserer Smith is on a Year of Mercy pilgrimage, Oct. 7-15, in the Holy Land of Jordan.
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